Bed-ridden woman in serious condition after reportedly found covered in maggots
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A 41-year-old Michigan mother of four is in serious condition after authorities rescued her from her bug-infested home.
The unidentified woman, who may weigh more than 500-pounds, was reportedly bound to a bed covered in filth and had maggots on her skin, MyFoxDetroit.com reports.
Emergency crews and a Hazmat team arrived at the scene after her husband reportedly called 911 Tuesday morning because she was in distress.
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Neighbors tell MyFoxDetroit.com that the family, which includes children ages 13, 11 and 2-year-old twins, had trouble with finances.
“They were having a lot of financial problems. Occasionally they ran out of food and had to go down to a sister-in-law’s house and get some food,” Stephen Beirne, a neighbor told the website.
Others said they never saw the victim, or knew she existed.
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“Very, very sad, and if I had knew it, I would’ve tried as much as I could to do a little bit more if I could for her,” Katy Thamert, another neighbor told MyFoxDetroit.com. “I didn’t know this until now.”
The couple was reportedly in a car accident in which investigators say the victim broke her hip which later caused her to become bed-ridden.
The family's children are now staying with a family member, the website reports.
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